Eyes Wide Shut movie.

It does get better - but it's not a satisfying film overall.

It's the most erotic film of 1953.

It's a well-crafted movie with all sex appeal of a Swiss cuckoo clock.

Pretty much stays at the same excitement level OP. Enjoy the Christmas lights.

No, it does not. Although I recently heard it was a parable for Scientology, which took Kubrik's beloved daughter from him, so if you watch it with that in mind, it could be marginally more interesting.

Here’s where I really appreciate a soundtrack in a movie. It’s so silent and sleep-inducing without one.

Tom has the sex appeal of of a turnip in this movie. What was Kubrick thinking?

Enjoy how they dressed the London streets to look like NYC. Spot the signs that are backwards.

Unlike which of his movies ? R7

This confirms to me that Kubrick was a hack. Hated what he did with The Shining and this so far is a big disappointment. R9, Risky Business was the only time Cruise gave a flicker of sex appeal in a movie.

Here's a recent DL thread on it - some really interesting behind-the-scenes info. And since Kubrick died suddenly before the movie was finished, it's quite unlikely that the released film was true to his vision.

Was Eyes Wide Shut a commercial and critical Flop?! https://www.datalounge.com/thread/23802576-was-eyes-wide-shut-a-commercial-and-critical-flop-!

So lots of naked women including Kidman, but no naked men? Misogynistic, yes

Cruise is an airhead.

Thanks r11.

I beg to differ with many other posters here. I think Eyes Wide Shut is fantastic, and it only gets progressively more sinister. It really drew me in--a terrifying film in many ways. I also think Cruise is oddly sexy in it, which is weird because I've never found him attractive in any other movie. There's that extended bedroom scene between him and Kidman where she's admitting her almost-infidelity, and he's in his underwear throughout. His body was gorgeous.

Well, it gets better but only in the sense that at some point it is over and stops.

AlanCummings brings some life to this dirge.

I wanted my 3 hours back after watching it.

I couldn’t believe how dull it was. Apart from Sydney Pollack, who I always had a hankering for ( yes, I know, old man, ewww etc but then, so am I now ) the only other thing that I remember thinking was how lame the Illuminati orgies must be. Kubrick must have been lousy in the sack. Can remember nothing else from the film.

You're not alone R19; I'm not even 30 and I too have a weird thing about Sydney Pollack. I find him oddly sexy despite the fact that he could have been my grandfather. I think a lot of it has to do with his voice, maybe. He gave a great performance in EWS, as did everyone, really. I adore Nicole Kidman and thought she was also fantastic in the role too, even with her and Cruise's casting being a bit stunty. I count myself a fan of the movie, though. I watch it every year around December and it always entertains/creeps me out.

R15 Agreed fully (to put it lightly) and like it or not, haters, Tom looks SO attractive in this.

Frankly, I find the film mesmerizing - extremely hypnotic. Thought this since the day I saw it in an old, beautifully and classically decorated opera-house-turned-movie-theater when it was released in '99. Bought the DVD and have been watching it periodically ever since - it makes me zone out EVERY time. Not even exaggerating when I called it "hypnotic"...

A deep, dark, alluring dream.

I hated it too. But generally dislike Tom Cruise. And both of them are so not sexy.

I found Tom Cruise to have as much sex appeal as that of a empty paper bag. He also has a very odd shaped chest.

Does it get better? No, not in the sense of a popular commercial entertainment. But it's still a film worth sticking through, even though you maybe still won't think it is.

It is a fascinating film that doesn't really "work" but reveals more and more on each and every viewing and especially the more you read about it. That isn't what a commercial film should be but this isn't really that and importantly it is Kubrick's final film.

There are many earlier threads here about it and if you can't find the threads with DL's search, try "Eyes Wide Shut Datalounge" on Google. It's more inclusive.

Sydney Pollack was also very good in "The Player."

I can still see the billboards all over LA:

Cruise. Kidman. Kubrick.

They should have added:

Kaboom.